And were it not that there should befall them a disaster for what their hands have sent before, then they should say: Our Lord! why didst Thou not send to us an apostle so that we should have followed Thy communications and been of the believers!
Kalau bukan karena ucapan orang-orang kafir--ketika mereka ditimpa hukuman karena kekufuran mereka--yang melontarkan alasan, "Ya Tuhan kami, Engkau belum mengutus seorang rasul kepada kami, sehingga kami percaya kepadanya dan tunduk dengan mukjizatnya serta menjadi golongan orang-orang Mukmin," niscaya tidak akan pernah ada misi kerasulan.